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Superior Court records indicate Iris Lilley had personal financial trouble during her tenure as the homeowners association treasurer. In January 2012, Citibank took her to court to collect about $8,000 in unpaid credit card debt.

Lilley joined the Orting School Board in January 2014, appointed to fill a vacancy for the District No. 3 position. She was elected to the seat in November.

School District Superintendent Marci Shepard issued a statement expressing sorrow over Lilley’s death, and indicating the district was aware of the pending criminal charges against her.

The accusations were unrelated to Lilley’s position on the school board, according to Shepard’s statement.

“Working with the district’s business director, I have found no reason to suspect Ms. Lilley committed any illegal or unauthorized financial transactions while a board member for the district,” according to Shepard’s statement.

The statement also pointed out that board members have limited access to district money, and that the district has protocols in place to guard against loss.

The School District announced Lilley’s death Wednesday on its website in a note from Shepard that said: “Our school community experienced a tragedy yesterday, with the death of our School Board President Iris Lilley.”

Lilley was a 15-year resident of Orting and an employee at Microsoft, according to her statement to the News Tribune voters guide in November.